Infection Control & Prevention Nurse

About Us

Marshall Healthcare Facility is a 64 bed skilled and long term care facility located in the beautiful coastal town of Machias, Maine. Our employees are among the most loyal and dedicated, some having worked here over 25 years. In addition tothe attention provided by our highly trained and skilled staff, our residents have complete access to restorative nursing and therapy services on an asneeded basis.

Through professional care planning and engaging activities, theaim is to help individuals live as independently as possible, with dignity and respect. Under the ownership of First Atlantic Healthcare, Marshall Health Care follows in First Atlantic's long standing reputation for excellence in Long Term Care

Marshall is Music & Memory certified and is a 5-STAR facility.

As part of the facility’s interdisciplinary approach to resident and employee safety, the Infection Control & Prevention Nurse will develop and implement infection control procedures and practices.

• Responsible for the facility’s activities aimed at preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) by ensuring that sources of infections are isolated to limit the spread of infectious organisms.
• Systematically collects, analyzes, and interprets health data in order to plan, implement, evaluate, and disseminate appropriate public health practices.
• Conducts educational and training activities for healthcare workers through instruction and dissemination of information on healthcare practices.

• Highly energetic individual who demonstrates a desire to develop and implement an effective infection prevention and control program.
• Plan and conduct training seminars and exercises and has a working knowledge of nursing practice and theory.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, display leadership and creativity, possess time management skills, and have extensive presentation experience.
• Adaptable and flexible in order to meet a wide range of service needs.

• Five years of relevant clinical experience for non-nurse applicants;
  Registered Nurses should have a broad level of experience including critical care, emergency medicine, and medical/surgical nursing.
• Current professional license in the State of Maine
• Certification in Infection Control (CIC) (can obtain upon hire)

• Read, analyze, and interpret contracts, technical procedures, and/or government regulations
• Display proficiency in computer and software skills
• Write reports and other forms of correspondence
• Present verbal and/or written information and respond to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints

We want to support your work and life balance, so we have flexible shifts available – and wouldlove to speak with you about what interests you.

• Flexible Shifts
• Tuition reimbursement and Tuition Loan Forgiveness
• Full time employees have access tofull benefits; medical, dental, vision, and disability
• Employer paid life insurance
• Flexible savings account,including medical & dependent
• Paid Time Off available to all employees
• 401(k)
  Retirement savings program with employer contribution